Focus: Telecom

Via Satellite caught up with Intelsat CEO Stephen Spengler to assess the key strategic rationale behind the merger with OneWeb, and Softbank becoming a key player behind the new combined entity...

Aireon announced it has formally received control of the first Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payload hosted on an Iridium Next satellite. This is a major milestone on the path toward […]

Rocket engines made by Aerojet Rocketdyne are now providing in-flight maneuvers for the Intelsat 33e communications satellite, which launched aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from Guiana Space Centre in […]

Telesat announced its consolidated financial results for the three month and one year periods ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the fourth quarter, Telesat reported revenues of $240 million, a decrease […]

Gogo CEO Michael Small confirmed the in-flight connectivity provider’s plans to launch a next-generation air-to-ground (ATG) network in 2018, during Gogo’s 2016 earnings call Monday. Although Small provided little details […]

Airways New Zealand and Aireon announced that they have signed an agreement in principle to enter into an operational validation trial. This agreement will pave the way to a formal […]

OHB System AG has awarded two contracts to SolAero Technologies for the design, manufacture and testing of solar array panels for two upcoming satellite missions, SARah and Environmental Mapping and […]

Eutelsat Broadband has announced an improved range of Tooway Business satellite broadband services designed to meet the needs of the Small Office, Home Office (SOHO), Small Business Software (SMB) and […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions reported its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2016 financial results. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 25, 2016, Kratos generated revenue and adjusted Earnings […]

EchoStar has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the fourth quarter, the company reported consolidated net income of $39 million on […]

Intelsat and OneWeb announced that they have entered into a definitive combination agreement pursuant to which Intelsat and OneWeb will merge in a share-for-share transaction. Intelsat and SoftBank Group also […]

NSSLGlobal and Telesat announced a significant expansion in their relationship as NSSLGlobal has contracted a satellite transponder on Telesat’s Telstar-12 Vantage satellite. The additional capacity will allow NSSLGlobal to further […]

Orbcomm has released financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the fourth quarter, total revenues of $46.8 million were up 4 percent year-over-year. […]

Calian Group announced its Systems Engineering Division (SED) has received new contracts for the provision and installation of satellite Radio Frequency (RF) ground systems worth more than $22 million. These […]

The need for uninterrupted workflows and 100 percent up time of production machinery is driving Internet of Things (IoT) applications to adopt satellite as both the primary and backup communication […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) and DigitalGlobe announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which MDA will acquire DigitalGlobe for $35 per share in a combination […]

SES has announced financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016. The company reported revenue of 2,068.8 million euros ($2.1 billion), as well as a gain of 495.2 million […]

Av-Comm has announced the successful completion of its latest satellite communications project in Brisbane on behalf of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). The university engaged Av-Comm through a competitive […]

Iridium Communications reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016 and issued its full-year 2017 and long-range outlook. Net income was $24.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, as […]

Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) announced that its board of directors has appointed Jeff Leddy as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Leddy has served on the company’s board of directors since […]

CETel has announced the further expansion of its iDirect network, which has become a crucial operations factor for its clients in the area of oil, gas and mining, corporate and […]

Despite a tough year in 2016, Thaicom Chief Commercial Officer Patompob (Nile) Suwansiri is confident the operator will be able to bounce back as it looks to return to profit […]

SKY Perfect JSAT has announced the procurement of JCSAT-18, a High Throughput Satellite (HTS), to meet increasing demands in the mobility and broadband market. Built by Boeing, JCSAT-18 will carry […]

Last year, David Livingstone, an associate fellow at Chatham House, one of the world’s leading think tanks in foreign affairs and security, co-authored, with Patricia Lewis, a Chatham House research […]

While the cybersecurity of space assets has improved, there is a still a long way to go. Via Satellite spoke to Bob Gourley, partner at Cognitio Corp., a leading cybersecurity […]

SES and Gilat Satellite Networks have announced a strategic collaboration focused on delivering affordable connectivity to a broad range of small ships and vessels left underserved at sea in the […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016. “We made progress in our broadband and In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) growth engines […]

Hughes Network Systems has announced that its Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) recently demonstrated a 360-degree Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) satellite communications capability transmitting High-Definition (HD) video through rotating blades on […]

Since its inception, O3b Networks, now part of SES, has been one of the most talked-about companies in the satellite sector. O3b is now well established with a number of […]

Geoscience Australia, an agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Lockheed Martin have entered into a collaborative research project to show how augmenting signals from multiple Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) […]